Module 2 Review

Another name for the ocean floor is the ________ zone

• benthic

• photic

• aphotic

• twilight

The portion of the ocean floor where water splashes onto land is called the ____________ zone

• supralittoral

• benthic

• photic

• aphotic

What portion of the benthic zone alternates between being covered with water and exposed based on high or low tide?

• benthic

• littoral

• aphotic

• twilight

How many regions exist on the continental shelf?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The hadal zone consists of a combination of which two zones

• bathyl and abyssal

• littoral and sublittoral

• benthic and aphotic

• photic and aphotic

where continents meet the ocean

• continental margin

• active continental margin

• passive continental margin

occur where the Earth's crust is moving

• active continental margin

• passive continental margin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

occur where the earth's crust are geologically inactive

• active continental margin

• passive continental margin

Another name for the coastline is the

• continental margin

• hadal zone

• benthic zone

What kind of coasts occur directly from marine action such as wave erosion coasts

• primary

• secondary